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dividing lines, “breaking down the middle wall of partition." {Christians therefore they became in the eyes of Antioch so far "sa these, could `me, though only in the way of ridicule.
"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1917.
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Time, they say, takes strange Notem of a sermon by the Rev. revanges, and later on the people J. Kirk Maconachie at Union of Antioch made it their boast Church on Sunday morning that their was "the patriarchal · A fund of enjoyable items was "And the disciples were called city of the Obristian name." St. provided at the Victoria Theatre Christians frst in Antioch." Chrysostom found cause to tell last night, by the Magpie Pierrot Acta 11/26.
them that they did not seem to Troupe, for the large audience This Antioch was a great city, care though they were surpawed which gathered at the concert in third, in its own estimation by much smaller places in the aid of the Heather Day" Fond, second, in the old empire. Its practice of the Christian rirtaes which should benefit to a consider magnificence had been built up by which goes to show that between able amcant. The audience was in a suocemtion of the Greek Kings of human nature then and now a particularly happy mood, and the Syris, and it enj1yed a fine clim- there are points in common. members of the Troupe delighted ate and beatiful situstion on the That is so, and all along, all with their exceptionally. banks of the Orontes, rendering this lovely and gracious term, well-chosen and well-rendered it a favourite resort for the wealth this honourable and covetable numbers. Pts. Pickering, with and fashion of the day, "What- title, has been able to keep itself the song "Ipswich' ever money could boy or luxury pure in spite of unworthiness in fal in tying the tongues of the could suggest," Antioch ie said many of its wearers.
FLAVOUR-TRY Neither the audience when he induced them to have contained, and its contempt pat into it by opponents to attempt the chorus, and Ser- inhabitants were known for a gay nor the disgrace brought on it by geent McGregor was well receiv and pleasure loving crowd. "Of adherents has been able to keep ed in bis item "The Experiences all the tracts of the Orient the it in the mire.
ofa Tack". Los Opl. While was leader and arbitrese," is the city's
Christian. For what cowardly heard to advantage in the song proud, claim for itself, but con temporary writers besitate to superstition bas the sacred word "When you Come Home" and had been made to stand in ita time, to reply to the insistent demande tween it and Alexandria for the making the organised church for sa encore. Pipers McEwen leadership in vice, and when Javenal sought to describe the appear to be the enemy of light, and McGregor, with the bagpipes, of resear, and of human freedom! brought down the bouse, and it moral corruption of Rome he pat
For what rapacious deeds wee with reluctance that the it that the Orontes bad flowed into the Tiber. Such was the bay is not been touched, when audience had to allow them to Not the least the armies of despots have lease the etage. sity wherein the gospel was first
moved to corgatst under "con-entertaining nomber of the pro- preached to Greeks as well an
secrated
bannere Is there a gramme was that provided by Jews, by refugees frem "the per line, eg, of more concentrated Mr. Gordon Cook in his "Bundle socation which
about
arcasm in the whole range of of Sorprises." There were other Stephen,' A large Church was gathered, and consolidated ander literature then that in the Pope's numerous items, all of which gave year's miniatry of Barnabis and description of the Bed man's great pleasure, the dancing of heaven, the remote spot where Mille. Serlioz being exception Poul, and there the appellation no friends torment, bo Chris.ally good. Splendid orchestral "Christian" was first applied. tiane thirat for gold?" The music was provided by the No word is in commoner use to- day, yet only
sarcasm is but too well-deserved, Hiddlesex Orchestra under the three timee
bot where does ita ating lie? direction of Ple. H. Norrie, in it found in the New Where but in the inconsistency
with Cpl. White, R. E. (violin), „Testament, my
text being between the Christian creed Sapper Burgess, R. E. (cornet), the first instance. Much later we And it need by Agripps to Paul; and the nominal Christian's con- and Bergs. Maja Jenkins, (fate). duct? Robbery and greed of The members of the Magpie "With bat little pereussion thou wouldest isin make me a Chris-gold are what the world expecte Pierrot Troupe are as followa
from other quarters, but in a Sergi. MoGregor, Oorpl, Adame, tian." The touch of contempt is
Christian nation they are a vile 2nd. Corpl. Cherters, Lee. Corpl. evident there, and the same comes
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tribute to Jesus Christ. which is when .St. Peter writes
Christisus!! Thas ty you of a man having to suffer Christian," that is to any bear the word in the mouth of simply for being Ohristian. men who see or believe, or affect The term did. not originate to believe, they see us who call with the Christians themselves. ourselves by the name to be
Bishop of Sarawak, They spoke of themselves as die just saworldly-minded, ciples, believers, brethren.
The ceremony of the consors- for the Jews, they called them feverishly anxious for to-morrow tion of the Rev. Ernest Dendy Nassrenes, the most contemptas other people. What do ye Logis Dansor, as fifth Bishop of ous designation they could think more than others?" the Master Labuan and Sarawak, took place OL It seems to have been left to saked of His disoriples: the man the nimble wits of beathen of the world pats the same en Antioch to put together this term qairy in his different war, and he which has grown in width and has a right to. And if one of de and depth and height of meaning openly falls, what sneere are these 1900 years, which stande heard, what a chorus of con- now for what is moet sacred dempation! "There is a Chris-
Bishop Lander, in human experience, most tinn for you, they cry, and
The Bishop of Victoria bas exalted in human achievement, ere to imagine they have just of the name! That is a Chris- returned from Canton, where he most inspiring to endeavour and ified their own attitude to the tiane ambition.. Chorish it has spent ten days visiting the most pare in bope. We seem gospel, which is to have bothing hopefully, believingly. Obrist C.M.8. and other Missionary Io. conclusion to do with it beyond pouring on enable as by our lives to add stitutions. The Bishop will give that the term was bestowed corn on those who discredit it. something in our degree to the a short address at the service in of derision, almost Bat once again where does the reverence and love with which St. John's Cathedral in Con- s nickname, a word to bandy at sling lie? You cannot answer that the word shall be said after our nection with the American Day street cornera to ebow how little without paying homage to the lives have become part of the of Thankegiving and Prayer was thought of those it was Christian ideal, and perhaps the influences from the past which Thursday, November 29 at 12 applied to. The people of poor, inconsistent creature who shape the future.
(0000). Antioch Form to have had a talent has tried and failed is better worth and a reputation for this sort of respect than you who take good thing, indeed it is said to have care not to try.
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Christian. Oh to be worthier
Christian. Some one listena who admits that what the prescher aaye is true, but it is not for him.
led later to the ruin of their city) Christian ? You may hear it itcated as he, surrounded by so at the hands of Choeroes, who questioned almost sadly, by some much to hinder and a little to was not a man to be trifled with whree experience of life has been help, the thing is more than he can and resented the exercise of their so unfortunate, or whose outlook attempt. Well, remember that is pretty, wit upon himself.
has been so one-sided that they was in frivolous, vicious Antioch, But however that may be, it doubt whether any Christians are men and women, saying the new sometimes happens that a bye to be found. But the very basis life, first received that name neme hits the truth, in which case of the doubt lise in the fact that which you are setting aside sa „it, is likely to stick, for worse if there bee come into this world, a too good for you. Through all the truth be discreditable, for vision, a goal, an ideal of faith that bed environment was heard better if it ia honourable. The and life which is known to of old, as through the worst can latter was the case with the term men in Obrist, When ayet be heard to-day, the oall of the Christian; therefore this word, man demands to be shown Lord Who came with the vary fires tripped off ribald tongues, real Christian what he aske is purpose to save as from our sins: became, in time so seered and so to bave someone pointed out who]" Come unto Me."
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potent that the Emperor Julian approaches a certain standard Ancient Antioch is gone. 4· tried to get rid of it and land expectation, which have got that remains " mean and miser- substitute Galilean when he est into his mind from some source, able place," with bat a handful bimself too late to win back the but which certainly he did not of people. Bat'the name which world to paganism. Whoever originate. The ideal comes to na there began is becoming
and they were that invented the term, in Christ, end, when all simia that of PHOTO
bey must have bad some insight, aions have been made, approaches more of the enlightened consciously or not, into certain to it have been made near enough sons of men. Its river is diverted significant thinge. This Latin and numerous enough to keep it from its former course and inde form of the Greek translation of alive in the world and in the sight to-day a new outlet to the sea, a Hebrew word stood for a nów even of those, whose complain But the river of life shall fl principle, pablished unwittingly that it is nowhere to be seen, constant out of the Throne of God by Pilato in bia tripla inscription We all know well enough what and of the Lamb, and from its on Christ's oroBH, It was swe mean by "a Christian." Your banks springs leaves for the heal- solvent of racial and religious experience has been strange ifing of the nations. The very rooks difficulties of quite a new potency, you have not had knowledge of of the city's mountain boundary, Jaw and Gentile were meeting men and women, not esponised have been broken and upheaved together in the new community as saints, over whose gravesides, by frequent earthquakes fill BOOKET, the on coming terms. Bocial die if not
general the instares of the landwepe tinction of rich and poor, testimony has been that in their are passed from recognition. Bat plebeian and patrician, slave and humble lives the gospel has been the Bock of Agen still stands fast, frenuo, sino disappeared, What fairly exemplified, subject, of and in its cleft sinners may hide,
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